Weber Skyline Restored

[Mark Ross]

You found a classic and one of the coolest gas grills made in that era. It looks complete with the right side condiment basket and all.
If the lid is free of the "Weber Fade" you are blessed.

Good job.

School me on the “Weber Fade”.

 

[Bruce]

If you are finding good stuff on CL, you must be in a prime area. I picked up at least two dozen grills last summer and don't think I found one off CL. Maybe one, but I don't recall for sure.

 

[Steve Hoch]

School me on the “Weber Fade”.

It's where the black porcelain on the lids and control panels fades to white, looks cloudy, or has a million white speckles in the finish, often both. I have a Skyline grill that I gave away the lid because it was faded. It doesn't bother some people that much but it's a no go for me.

 

[Bruce]

School me on the “Weber Fade”.

Weber fade is where the "BLACK" lids get faded areas in them and there is no cure. You can mask it to a degree, but there is no real cure. It affects the other colors very seldom or not at all.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

I think the “fade” happens when they are left bare over a period of a few years through severe winters. You cannot “fix” it after it happens, just cover in the worst seasons and enjoy it until you pass it along to the next owner.

It’s a little bit like a Patek Phillipe watch…
“We do not “own” these, we are merely caretakers for the next generation.”
Get it standing tall and instill a little respect for a child or grand child and it will last another generation!